This guide applies to the Chicago Region and is not complete for other regions.
Guide to Paxillaceae
This family is related to the boletes and contains members with various spore producing surfaces including pores, gills, and ridges
| Key Choice | Go to | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1a. Cap with gills. | Paxillus | ||
| 1b. Cap with pores. | 2 | ||
| 2a. Cap large, veil large, thick, connecting cap edge to lower stem. |  |
Paragyrodon | |
| 2b. Cap brown, stem off-center or lateral and short to stubby, pores radially elongated and/or irregular with cross-veins. Growing near ash tree (Fraxinus). | Gyrodon | ||